Deleting tables

Steve · External Since: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 687

I have created a table in word but cant delete it.

I can delete rows but the final box never goes.

Help!!

Doug Robbins - Word MVP · External Since: Jul 14, 2006 Posts: 2665

As well as selecting the table, select the paragraph mark after the table
and then press delete, or from the Tables menu, select Delete and then at
the next level, select Table.

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"Steve" <Steve RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E0E71530-801D-45B3-BFBD-D31FF8F8706F@microsoft.com...
>I have created a table in word but cant delete it.
>
> I can delete rows but the final box never goes.
>
> Help!!

Bibico · External Since: Sep 12, 2009 Posts: 3

There is no table menu in Word 2007. The help feature tells me to click on
the table move handle and hit backspace to delete a table. That didn't work.
The 2003 and earlier Word versions had a "delete - table" command in the drop
down menu. Of course that's gone in the "improved" 2007 version. I've yet to
find how to delete an entire table. Any help would be most appreciated.
Thanks.

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

> As well as selecting the table, select the paragraph mark after the table
> and then press delete, or from the Tables menu, select Delete and then at
> the next level, select Table.
>
> --
> Hope this helps.
>
> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
> services on a paid consulting basis.
>
> Doug Robbins - Word MVP
>
> "Steve" <Steve.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E0E71530-801D-45B3-BFBD-D31FF8F8706F@microsoft.com...
> >I have created a table in word but cant delete it.
> >
> > I can delete rows but the final box never goes.
> >
> > Help!!
>
>
>

Graham Mayor · External Since: Jul 04, 2006 Posts: 4676

With the cursor in the table, click the Layout tab.

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Bibico wrote:
> There is no table menu in Word 2007. The help feature tells me to
> click on the table move handle and hit backspace to delete a table.
> That didn't work. The 2003 and earlier Word versions had a "delete -
> table" command in the drop down menu. Of course that's gone in the
> "improved" 2007 version. I've yet to find how to delete an entire
> table. Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks.
>
> "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:
>
>> As well as selecting the table, select the paragraph mark after the
>> table and then press delete, or from the Tables menu, select Delete
>> and then at the next level, select Table.
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
>> services on a paid consulting basis.
>>
>> Doug Robbins - Word MVP
>>
>> "Steve" <Steve.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E0E71530-801D-45B3-BFBD-D31FF8F8706F@microsoft.com...
>>> I have created a table in word but cant delete it.
>>>
>>> I can delete rows but the final box never goes.
>>>
>>> Help!!

Bibico · External Since: Sep 12, 2009 Posts: 3

Thanks for your reply. After posting my question I looked in various places
and discovered that there's a delete command in the rows & columns group of
the layout tab. I'll never understand why there's no tables tab, but I guess
this is one of those things I'll get used to with time.

By the way, I found that you can also delete a table by clicking on the move
handle to select the table and then either using CTL + X or choosing "cut"
from the mini toolbar that pops up when you right click.

As usual, there are multiple paths to the same result, so it's kind of fun
discovering some new ways to do things.
Thanks again for taking the time to respond.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

> With the cursor in the table, click the Layout tab.
>
> --
> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>
> My web site www.gmayor.com
> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>
>
> Bibico wrote:
> > There is no table menu in Word 2007. The help feature tells me to
> > click on the table move handle and hit backspace to delete a table.
> > That didn't work. The 2003 and earlier Word versions had a "delete -
> > table" command in the drop down menu. Of course that's gone in the
> > "improved" 2007 version. I've yet to find how to delete an entire
> > table. Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks.
> >
> > "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:
> >
> >> As well as selecting the table, select the paragraph mark after the
> >> table and then press delete, or from the Tables menu, select Delete
> >> and then at the next level, select Table.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Hope this helps.
> >>
> >> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
> >> services on a paid consulting basis.
> >>
> >> Doug Robbins - Word MVP
> >>
> >> "Steve" <Steve.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:E0E71530-801D-45B3-BFBD-D31FF8F8706F@microsoft.com...
> >>> I have created a table in word but cant delete it.
> >>>
> >>> I can delete rows but the final box never goes.
> >>>
> >>> Help!!
>
>
>

Suzanne S. Barnhill · External Since: Sep 26, 2003 Posts: 24065

Selecting the table (by the handle) and using Backspace still works for me.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Bibico" <Bibico RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FB74671D-E3ED-4992-8BAF-D3C190019AE5@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your reply. After posting my question I looked in various
> places
> and discovered that there's a delete command in the rows & columns group
> of
> the layout tab. I'll never understand why there's no tables tab, but I
> guess
> this is one of those things I'll get used to with time.
>
> By the way, I found that you can also delete a table by clicking on the
> move
> handle to select the table and then either using CTL + X or choosing "cut"
> from the mini toolbar that pops up when you right click.
>
> As usual, there are multiple paths to the same result, so it's kind of fun
> discovering some new ways to do things.
> Thanks again for taking the time to respond.
>
> "Graham Mayor" wrote:
>
>> With the cursor in the table, click the Layout tab.
>>
>> --
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>>
>> My web site www.gmayor.com
>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>>
>>
>> Bibico wrote:
>> > There is no table menu in Word 2007. The help feature tells me to
>> > click on the table move handle and hit backspace to delete a table.
>> > That didn't work. The 2003 and earlier Word versions had a "delete -
>> > table" command in the drop down menu. Of course that's gone in the
>> > "improved" 2007 version. I've yet to find how to delete an entire
>> > table. Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks.
>> >
>> > "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:
>> >
>> >> As well as selecting the table, select the paragraph mark after the
>> >> table and then press delete, or from the Tables menu, select Delete
>> >> and then at the next level, select Table.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Hope this helps.
>> >>
>> >> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
>> >> services on a paid consulting basis.
>> >>
>> >> Doug Robbins - Word MVP
>> >>
>> >> "Steve" <Steve RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:E0E71530-801D-45B3-BFBD-D31FF8F8706F@microsoft.com...
>> >>> I have created a table in word but cant delete it.
>> >>>
>> >>> I can delete rows but the final box never goes.
>> >>>
>> >>> Help!!
>>
>>
>>
>